George Christian Diuguid of Kentucky

George Christian Diuguid was born on 19 May 1850 in Murray, Kentucky.
He died on 9 Sep 1925 in Paducah, Kentucky. We have one picture of George
below.

"Great Grandfather Charles [sic] Diuguid,
Paducah, KY, Attorney at Law. He was an attorney in Paducah his whole
life."
(inscribed by Anna Christy) We do not know if "Charles"
was a nickname or if my grandmother erred, or if there is an error
in the records of his name. There is a calendar in the uncropped
picture that appears to be from the year 1902.

Bessie Roberts Diuguid, b. 11 Oct 1876
in Paducah, Kentucky.

George married Annie Nancy Roberts daughter of L. D. Roberts and Mrs.
Roberts, on 17 Nov 1875 in McCracken, Kentucky. Annie was born on 28
Jan
1854 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky. She died on 9 Nov 1929.

Bessie Diuguid was George's daughter and my great-grandmother. She married
Guy Herbert "Bert" Christy,
who was a blacksmith. As autos became more popular, he obtained training
as a welder in early 1917 at the Heald School in San Francisco at Sutter
and Larkin. In October 1918, the family was living in the Glasgow Apartments
at Turk and Larkin Streets in San Francisco.
By 1920, Guy was an instructor in welding at Heald, and in 1921 he was
head of the welding department. There is a longer story about Bessie,
Guy, and the Mystery
of Brigadier General Henry Haskell.

In June, 1941, Bessie lived with her daughter Anita May in Little Rock,
Arkansas. Bessie died in Oakland, California
on 9 Mar 1947. Her death certificate gives her last address as 1574 -78th
Ave., Oakland. Guy followed her less than 10 months later in November
of the same year. They are buried at Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma,
California.

After Guy died, the family expected to find some money hidden in the
house. Her daughter Anna Elizabeth "Betty" Christy
and her husband Bart Phelps
looked throughout the house several times without any results. Shortly
afterwards, Betty had a dream and told Bart to look in the heater compartment
over the top of the door. There they found $1500 in an envelope.

Some information from William Diuguid of Buckingham County, Virginia, by Eleanor
Harris MacRae. Privately published. n.d.

The descendants
of Susan Diuguid and George Anderson Spiller are courtesy of Karen
Lucas Lawless of Kingwood, Texas.